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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14

1t is better to be born lucky than rich.
The Los Angeles boom was born lucky
and is rapidly getting rich. The real
estate agents of that city, noting above
the northern horizon small Oakland
boom, no bigger than mans hand,
hastened to warn the recently thawed.
out Eastern tourists that Oakland
was under four feet of snow. The
Oakland folks heard the allegation and
determined to defy the alligator. So
they arranged an excursion from Los
Angeles for the Eastern tourists and it
arrived on Friday night, February 4th.
and 10! next morning the tourists opened
their eyes on a driving snowstorm
that had sheeted the Contra Costa
mountains in shining white. Los
Angeles has more luck than free mig
ger. A snowstorm up here comes once
or twice in ten years, and is really an
agreeable experience, cooling the suitry
air, and though it fell on open roses,
lilies, heliotrope, violets and cameiias,
they are uninjured by it. But how
shall we ever make it right with those
excursionists!- -[San Francisco Alta.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14

IN ADYSSINIA.
The Italian Forces Under Col.
DecristOferis Killed to q MAN.

The Italian Forces Under Col.
DecristOferis Killed to a MAN.
ROME, February l3.-General Gene,
italian Commander at Massowab, has
repor ed as follows: Boretti, command
ing at Saati, on January 25. at II A. M,
saw heights occupied by thousand
Abyssinians, who disappeared on the
firing of some shells. Boretti sent out q
party under Lieutenant Como, who sur
prised ana engaged the enemy. The
latter advanced intrepidly on all sides to
within three hundred yards of the
italian position. There was des-
perate fighting until 5 o'clock
when the enemy retreated. Boretti
applied for reinforcements to- the
General, as the column under Colonel
Decristoferis was DELAYED by difficulties
in transportation. Decristoferis asked
for more men and guns. While these
latter reinforcements were on the way it
was learned that Decristoferis' column
were massed. After forming square,
defending themselves to the last man
and the last cartridge the relief party
found the bodies lying in the order in
which the men fought and the enemy
retiring. Many corpses were mutilated.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
O.. A. n.
The Encampment- = Candidates
for the Com mnaandership.

Tor the amumOershtps
SAN Francisco, February l3.-The
meeting of delegates and alternates to
the Department Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic at Los
Angeles. was held this afternoon. Com.
mander Dibble, Of Lincoln Post No. l.,
presided. 1t was decided, after some
discussion, to charter sleepers and first
class passenger coaches for the use Of
those members of the Grand Army
desirous of attending the encampment.
The cars would have a banner on each
side inscribed &c. A. r." and
would leave Olkland on Sltur.
day afternoon next at $3.50. A car.
load of wine and various edibles
will also be taken to Los Angeles for the
purpose of holding open house there.
The majority of the delegates have
stated their intention of taking their
wives with them. The contest for the
position of Department Commander
promises to he hot one. The follow
ing gentlemen are among the most
prominent candidates already in the
field: j. II. Barbour, of San Jose !;
General Chapman, of Sacramento; e. Il.
Wilson, of San Francisco; George K.
Gard, of Los Angeles, and Edward s.
Salomon, of San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS.
A ShYcyvd Antelope Valley Liam d
Owners opinion.

A ShYcwd Antelope Valley Liam d
Owners opinion.
Colonel A. B. Ho.chkiss, the noted
attorney of the Houthsrn Pacific Rail.
road Company for:Southern California,
and one of the chief promoters of the
great Cotton Canal Company, went
north last Tuesday. We had the pleas.
ure of his company On the train from
Lancaster to this place, and listened
to his enthusiastic expressions on the
way, but it is quito impossible to give
them all or to describe his jubilation
when nearing Rosamond and looking
out from the car window and platform
pom his and his friends possessions Just
west from Rosamond, and which he and
they were sagacious enough to acquire a
few months ego. The Colonel, in
his official capacity, is almost
constantly travelling on the cars and in
vehicles all oyer every portion of our
southern country, is familiar with the
quality of the various soils, the irriga.
ton facilities, has large interests in
nearly every important section, knows
that the great influx of people
from the Elstern States is not any.
where near its full tide, and knowigg,
also, how Southern California lanus
are being purchased at seemingly exor.
bitant prices, he said, fright here [point.
ing west from Rosamond is the greatest
and best proposition Of them all, AMI
no one can conceive of what q great
fruit-producing section this will be in
three or four years hence, and the high
price those lands. right back there,
will bring. It is better soil,
better facilities for working, more
water can be developed, and better
climate exists than in three-fourths,
perhaps all, the towns farther south
that are now experiencing such great
booms." We asked the Colonel what
he thought of the Atlantic & Pacific
railroad coming in and going from
east to west through our valley, and
he replied that .sthere was no doubt il
would, if they did not delay SO long
that some other road would get in
ahead of them" The Colonel is q mem
ber Of the syndicate for improving and
putting on the market $4,000 acres o.
our richest valley, mesa and foothil
lands, and instructed us to ''hurry ur
the managers in their operations, and to
draw on me at any time for my share oi
the expenses; clear off the brush. and
now that we have had plenty
of rain, put plows and harrows
10 " ork, sow the grain and plant the
trees and vines; push them ahead!
The Colonel. on his arrival in San Fran.
cisco, will see the directors and general
officers of the road, and endeavor TO have
them hurry up with our prom
ised platform, depot building, tel.
egraphic instrument, etc., all OF
which are go essential to the transac.
tion of the increasing business here and
the growth and prosperity of the town
and surrounding country. 1t is a pity
we have not a dozen promoters for this
place possessing the go.aheadativeness
and dash of Colonel A. B. Hotch.
kiss. -[Antelope Valley News.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
EASTERN.
Grants Alleged Drunken
ness Refuted by his Son.
BRUTAL sLoGGING IN CHICAGO.
Applicants for Pensions of the
Mexican War Invited to make
their Claims Personally.
,soscsat to the Herald bu the Associated Press

ispeciai to the Herald bu the Associated Press
BALTIMORE. February l3.-Mayor w.
C. Carroll publishes in ''The American"
q letter from Colonel Grant, in which he
refers as follows to Colonel Boynton's
recent article in the New York Sun
about drunkenness on the part of Gen.
eral Grant: 81 was thiriy.five years
old when be died. I spent twenty-six
of these years by his side and never
cav any signs of the weakness of which
Boynton speaks. There are several
persons, assassins Of regulations Of
Others, in the United States. They have
for years been trying to ruin the name of
the purest man and the best father that
ever lived. They have succeeded in
making the hearts of those who loved
him bleed. God forgive them and max
their burden lighter in the next world
TINA the onesthey have endeavored to
place upon the hearts of the family OF
General Grant in this"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
NIPPED IN THE BUD.
The Alert Police Prevent .
Probable Burglary.

DMH A&Iy
About 7 o'clock last evening a mar
standing on the corner Of Main and
Arcadia streets called to Officer Mannon.
The officer approached, and the man,
pointing to young fellow who was
kneeling down on the sidewalk on
Arcadia street. looking into the beer
cellar located there, asked to have him
arrested. He was very much in earnest.
and said he would accompany the
officer and his prisoner to police head.
quarters and make charge. The arrest
was made, and the trio proceeded TO the
station house, where the man who had
caused the arrest made the followioo
statement: That he is locksmith. and
lives on CASTELAR, street; that several
days ago the prisoner, named Chris,
Sweitzer, accompanied BY companion,
came to him and employed him to
sharpen and put in order set of tools.
Swei'zcr brought the articles which he
wished repaired, and they proved to be
complete set of burglar tools of the
latest and most impr we'd patterns.
Sweitzer confided in him, and said that
there was scheme on foot to rob the
safe Of the Philadelphia Brewery, and
the tools were to be used for that pur.
pose on Saturday night, the 10th inst,
and he wanted them ready by that date.
The locksmith's story was received with
some doubt until Officer Dan ynch
elected from him the fact that the tools
a. hio
The officer repaired with him to the
room in question, and sure enough there
was found handsome valise containing
set of burglars implements which
would cost good deal of money to
duplicate. Sweitzer was Immediately
locked up on charges of suspicion and OF
having burglars tools in his possession,
and an officer was detailed to look for
Sweitzer's partner. but had not at last
reports found him.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
FOREIGN.
The Debate on Parnell's
Amendment.
ITALIAN TROOPS MAssACRED
The American Cardinals Arrive
at Rome and are Received
With Distinction.

Special to the Herald bv the Associated Prsss. |
New YORK, February l3.--G. w.
Smalley's cable special to the Tribune
from London, says: The debate and die
cussion on Parnell's amendment to the
address have practically been a trial of
strength on Home Rule. Speeches were
not exceptionally brilliant on either side,
not very novel, and not, on the whole,
very instructive. Lord Hartington's was
one OF the most comprehensive, wanting
neither in frmness nor power. Sexton
was as eloquent as usual. Sir William
Vernon Harcourt wound up for the oppo-
sition with shower of epigrams not
unlike in quantity to those he used to
launch against his present allies Neither
he nor any other Liberal pronounces
squarely for or against the plan of cam.
paign. Sir Michael Hicks. Beach de.
clared that the government had policy.
No statement has occasioned more sur.
prise than this did, but presently it ap.
peared that that policy was contingent
on the report Of the Cowpers CON-
mission, report which is, Of
course. still an unknown quantity.
Chamberlain opened not his mouth,
nor yet Gladstone, whose absence
has caused heart. .burnings. Goschen's
reappearance in the House Of Commons
gave rise to peculiar scene. He was
cheered with great warmth by the Lib
eral Unionists and Conservatives, as is
usual when distinguished man takes
his seat. What was not usual was the
derisive shouts and cries of Renegade,
with which the Parnellites and some of
the Radicals greeted him. But temper
runs high just now. Witness the Daily
News, which declares that Goschen re.
ceives warmer welcome than any
apostate since Julian. Gladstone's final
decision not to take part in the debate
on Parnell's amendment is attributed by
the Tories to his discovery that Home
Rule il judged by the result of Goschen's
election is more unpopular than ever in
London. The real reason. believe, is
his desire to speak later on more general
grounds. He has long since renounced
the influence of London opinion and
pinned his faith in the provinces.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
THE COAST.
An Expensive Iron Bridge
Washed Away.
THE RAIN STILL CONTINUES,
An American Ship Strikes on
Fort Point and Has to Be
Beached.

Special to the Herald bv the Associated Press
BUTTE CIrY, CAL, February l3.--The
iron bridge lately erected here was
washed away this afternoon. The
county is thereby loser to the amount of
twenty-seven thousand dollars. For
tunately, no one went down with the
bridge. A feeling prevails that had
some precautions been taken in remov-
ing the drift wood which hos been col.
lecting on the protection pier yesterday
morning this calamity could have been
avoided.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
serious Shooting.

Professor Lewis ranch, some twenty.
five miles from town, was the scene of
very distressing shooting affair last
Tuesday evening. 1t appears Mr.. Lewis
was in San Diego On the above evening,
leaving his ten.year.old daughter and
her governess, Miss Myrtle Reed, with
L. K. Burroughs. At about s O'Clock, AS
the trio were seated in the sitting room, a
shot was fired through the window, taking
effect in the mans face, breaking both
the upper and lower jaws, cutting q
furrow in the tongue and destroying q
portion of the palate. The little girl
received shot in the left arm, which
was removed from the inner side of that
member, and one shot passed across the
shoulders and was extracted from the
right shoulder blade. Miss Reed e..
capped with slight wound ON one of the
hands and was able to go to the near.
est neighbor's, mile and half
distant, for aid. The child ad-
ministered to the needs Of the man, until
faintness overcame her. DIR. Law
renee, Of this city, was summoned and
rendered aid in alleviating the pain OF
the wounded. The miscreant stole Mr..
Burroughs shotgun, which was loaded
with buck. shot, and used it with such
telling effect. No reason il assign for
the dreadful act, and it is to be hope
the following description of the gun, as
given by Mr.. Burroughs, and which is
still missing, will furnish clue that will
bring the would.be murderer to swift
and sure punishment:
any gun is double-barreled breech-
loader, IL bore, % inch barrels, weight
about seven pounds, brake works under
the bottom over triggers; it is considered
by Judges to be very fine gun; English
make, by George McCryrie, DAVIS pat.
tern; by taking plate off the end of stock
one set of plungers and one extractor
will be found; gun has been in use about
fifteen years; my initials are engraved
on the stock. ."-[ Murrietta Era.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY, 40.
The Brc wers, Union does not En-
dOrse the SenseicSS Strike.

-
dOrse the Senseicss Strike.
NEW YoRK, February l3.-The Brow
ers' Union met to-day. Its members
were outspoken against the leaders of
District Assembly 40, and said they
could not understand why brewers. of
all trades, had been ordered to help
bolster forlorn cause at the eleventh
hour, which "49" had vainly ordered
them to do. Herbrandt, Secretary of
the National Brewers Union, expressed
the belief that the strike had been
wholly mismanaged from the start, and
was doomed to a disastrous collapse
from its inception. The brewers would
not strike, because they were earning
good wages and would not risk these
ad vantages, besides breaking their con.
tract, when the result would only be ad.
ditions to the common loss. Resolutions
embodying these opinions were adopted,
and this action was supplemented by
the official determination that the Brew
ers' organization should withdraw its
delegates from District 40, which is
practically a secession from that
body. The beer drivers organization at
meeting in the same hall later in the
day, took decision in form identical
with that of the Brewers Union. Dele
cations from all longshoremen's Unions
of New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City
had convention this afternoon. The
men were in conference for four hours
and decided not to return to work. save
at forty cents per hour for day work and
sixty cents per hour for over time. One
ship owner was present and agreed to
set l25 men at work at once at forty and
sixty cents, pending permanent ad.
justment of prices, but with the under.
standing that if the general scale became
thirty-fve and forty five cents his work
should then be done by the men at the
same rates. The proposition was ac'
cepted, Their, was developed a strong
undertone of feeling against those who
had led the men into the late senseless
strike,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
THE WEATHER.
The storm Record fn various
Portions of the state.

The storm Record IN Various
Portions of the state.
SAN Francisco, February 1873 P. M,
The Signal Service synopsis for the
past twenty-four hours reads: Barome-
ter is lowest in Nevada and highest in
Southern California. Southerly winds
prevail along the entire coast. Ths
tenn perature has fallen in Northern Cal.
ifornia and has remained nearly station.
ary in Southern California. Rain has
fallen in California. The following are
the amounts: Fort Bidwell. .56; Sacra.
mento, 81; San Francisco. .36; Los
Angeles, 81; San Diego, ga. Reports
from Oregon and Washington Territory
are missing.
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
In San Francisco light showers have
been falling all day, and at eight o'clock
this evening steady rain commenced
and the prospects are that it will con-
tinue all night.
Eight P. M.-Indications for twenty.
four hours, commencing four A. NJ, Feb.
ruary l4th, for California, light rains.
AT lone.
The rain still continues, The fall is
five inches for the storm and ten for the
season. The earth is now well saturated
and streams are beginning to rise. Qnite
a heavy hail storm visited US yesterday.
No more fears of drouth are now enter.
tanned and the crop prospects were never
better.
AT PLACERvILLE.
Nine inches of rain and melted snow
have fallen during the present storm,
with no signs of abatement apparent.
Yesterday and to-day have been the
heaviest of the storm. Twenty miles
east from here the enow is from three to
eight feet deep. :,
Reports received tonight show that
rain is falling at Gilroy, Petaluma, Santa
Ana, San Bernardino and Lathrop.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
FETICHISM.
The Origin Of this Superstition
and Ancient Mythology.


[Geo. Pellen in Popular Science Monthly.
So soon as intelligent curiosity began
to mingle with the dull wonder with
which human beings had long regarded
unusual natural events-such as, for in
stance, an eclipse, flash of lightning,
or food-the only explanations that
could suggest themselves would be the
logical result of the prevalent habits of
thought, of such simple analogical reas-
oning as has been referred to. All
moving things being vaguely felt to be
living, the sun in eclipse would be
thought of as sick or wounded;
the lightning as creature like the rat,
tlesnake that makes a noise, glides
swiftly and strikes suddenly; the food
as the river itself in rage or passion.
Su h vague explanations as these of the
nature of the external universe, or of
special events in it-explanations so
little self-conscions aid so little rea-
soned as hardly to deserve the name of
explanation seem to be IN the
course of evolution the first notions
that could be called religious but such
notions are pure fetichism. The char
acteristic of such state Of thought is,
that the moving principle is not thought
of as separate from the moving
thing, nor the living principle as
separate from the living being, nor the
spirit of other men or animals as sepa-
rate from their bodies. The obssrvances
appropriate to such q religion would
consist in appeals to those external be-
ings or imprecations upon them, similar
to those appropriate between man and
man, because those beings would be re-
garded as living, and SO not felt to be
wholly different from men; but in every
case the thing or object itself, and no,
anything unseen, would be the object oi
any ceremonial observance. A commu'
nifty of children between the ages of two
and five might naturally evolve some
what similar religious system. The
baby who cries out, Naughty door!'
when it pinches its fingers in the hinges
the child who urges spinning top t,
continue spinning, or is angry with \
for stopping; or who listens with won
dering awe to watch and asks il it i
alive, long before any of them have an.
notion of spirit or ghost, or of unseei
causes of action, all illustrate how natur
ally fetichism results from simple mode
of thinking and reasoning. Similar hat
Tvs of thought account for much of bot
ancient and modern mythology, withou
the intervention of spiritism; they az
pear as q revival in civilized nations |
the as.rology and alchemy of the middl
ages, and may to-day be traced anon
many savage tribes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
A Ship slaves in Her Bottom at
Fort Point.

SAN FRANCISCO, February I3.-The
American ship w. II. Macy, Captain
Harkness, coal laden from Cardiff, coz.
signed to Balfour.Guthrie, of this city.
ran on the rocks inside Of Fort Point as
she was entering the harbor at 2 o'clock
this morning and had hole stove in her
bottom. Tugs went to her assistance.
towed her off and succeeded in beaching
her on the mud flats at Mission Bay.
The damage to the vessel is not serious.
She is owned by Carleton, Norwood &
Co., of Camden, Me.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
Ready for Our Oranges.
The Pomona Progress gives the fol.
lowing letter:

CLEVELAND, o., February 5, 1887.
P.S. Ruth, Pomona, Cal. DEAR SIR
We are about through for this season
with the Florida orange crop, and will be
ready to commence at once OH shipments
from your State. Our market on Florida
grown fruit has been well maintained,
and fair prices have been realized the
season through. 1t is now estimated
that three.fourths of their crop has al
ready been sent forward, and we predict
the next two or three weeks will virtually
close their shipping season. From now on
we shall, in part, look to your State for
our orange supplies. Our trade in or
apges, raisins and other fruits from
your State has been very heavy for the
past two or three years. Having built
up business in the meantime that has
been astonishing in its magnitude, we
expect to handle more this season than
ever before. We are familiar with the
quality of fruit grown in your vicinity,
and can place large shipments of 1t
promptly, as we have large local trade
here in the city, in addition to the heavy
trade on the territory covered by our
three travellers, which we keep constant.
| ly on the road selling for US.
We are, very truly. yours,
A. B. WILLIAMS q Co.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
bishop Curtis, Decree.

WILMINGTON, Del, February l3.--At
all Catholic churches in the diocese to-
day the pastors read the pronunciamento
of Bishop Curtis forbidding calls given
with the intention of raising money for
religious purposes, or holding picnics.
fairs, excursions or entertainments of
any kind for the benefit of anything
having q religious or q charitable object,
without the approval and consent OF the
Bishop. The decree was received with
some surprise and created considerable
sensation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
A blow TO Pc ssION LAWYERS.
Pensioners Will Get Their Claims
without Legal Assistance.

Pension efs Will Get Their Claim .
without Legal Assistance.
WASHINGTON, February l3.-The
Commissioner OF Pensions has had pre-.
pared letter of instructions and blank
forms of application and affidavits of
witnesses for the use Of applicants for
pensions under the Mexican pension
law of January 10. 1887. The blauks,
he thinks. will facilitate the business of
his off ,e and enable the applicants to
have their rights promptly adjudicated,
without unnecessary correspondence,
trouble or expense. The Commissioner
expects to have blanks printed and
ready for use on Wednesday next, Feb
ruary 10Th. He invites the direct appli-
cation to his office by expectant pen.
sioners. Upon receipt of an Individual
application an appropriate letter of in
struction and set of blanks will be for.
warded to the applicant. The letters of
instructions are full and explicit and
the blank forms plain. aud all may be
easily understood without the necessity
of legal education.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-14
Prisoners Perish in a Burning
JQil.

NASHVILLE, February l3.-The jail at
Murfreesboro, Tenn, was burned this
morning. Three men confined in it per.
ished in the flames. The fire broke out al
1890 in the office by ON unknown cause.
Jackson. the jailor, who was asleep up
stairs, rushed down and opened the doors.
Ten men in the upper floor cages escaped,
but three men in one of the lower cages
could not be reached. They cried
piteously for help until the flames
reached them.